新奇事件簿 亚马逊发布首款大型视频游戏

The online retail¹ giant Amazon has released its first ever big-budget PC game. The game is called Crucible². It is a science-fiction shooter game.

网上零售巨头亚马逊发布了首款大制作电脑游戏，Crucible。这是一款科幻射击游戏。

It has many unusual characters that have special powers. Crucible is currently only available in North America,

游戏中有许多具有特殊能力的不寻常的角色。Crucible目前仅在北美洲发行，

where people can download it from the video distribution website Steam. Amazon said the game will be available in other parts of the world soon.

人们可以从视频分销平台Steam上下载。亚马逊表示这款游戏很快将在世界其他地方发行。

Crucible was created by Amazon Game Studios and Relentless³ Studios and is free. Amazon is a newcomer in the video games market.

Crucible是由亚马逊游戏工作室和Relentless Studios共同创作的一款免费游戏。亚马逊是视频游戏市场中的新手。

It hopes to become a major producer of games. Many experts on video games believe Crucible could be very successful.

其希望成为主要游戏生厂商。视频游戏领域的很多专家都认为Crucible将取得巨大成功。

They say it could be a rival to the game Fortnite.

他们表示该款游戏可能成为《堡垒之夜》的对手。

Crucible is set in an apocalyptic⁴ world on a fictional⁵ planet in outer space. Very few people can walk around outside on this planet.

Crucible的故事发生在虚构外太空星球上的天启世界中。极少数人可以在这个星球外行走。

Players can go outside but they must hunt and kill different creatures and monsters. They must also collect a special material called "essence".

玩家可以去星球外，但他们必须捕获并杀死不同的生物和怪兽。他们还必须收集一种特殊材料——“essence”（精华）。

This helps players level up and become stronger. Mike Frazzini, the vice⁶ president of Amazon Games, spoke⁷ about Crucible.

这帮助玩家升级变得更强壮。亚马逊游戏副总裁Mike Frazzini谈到了Crucible。

He said he hoped it would help people to connect with each other.

他表示，他希望该游戏能帮助大家相互联系。

He told reporters: "We want to make games that resonate with a very large audience of players."

他告诉记者：“我们希望创造能够引起大量玩家共鸣的游戏。”

He added: "One of the reasons I've always loved games is not only is it a fun form of entertainment,

他补充道：“我一直热爱游戏的原因之一是因为，游戏不仅仅是一种有趣的娱乐形式，

but it's a way to connect with others."

还是连接他人的一种方式。”

1 retail   

v./n.零售；adv.以零售价格

参考例句：

• In this shop they retail tobacco and sweets.这家铺子零售香烟和糖果。
• These shoes retail at 10 yuan a pair.这些鞋子零卖10元一双。

2 crucible   

n.坩锅，严酷的考验

参考例句：

• The alliance had been forged in the crucible of war.这个联盟经受了战争的严峻考验。
• Put the required amount of metal into the crucible.把适量的金属放入坩埚。

3 relentless   

adj.残酷的，不留情的，无怜悯心的

参考例句：

• The traffic noise is relentless.交通车辆的噪音一刻也不停止。
• Their training has to be relentless.他们的训练必须是无情的。

4 apocalyptic   

adj.预示灾祸的，启示的

参考例句：

• The air is chill and stagnant,the language apocalyptic.空气寒冷而污浊，语言则是《启示录》式的。
• Parts of the ocean there look just absolutely apocalyptic.海洋的很多区域看上去完全像是世界末日。

5 fictional   

adj.小说的，虚构的

参考例句：

• The names of the shops are entirely fictional.那些商店的名字完全是虚构的。
• The two authors represent the opposite poles of fictional genius.这两位作者代表了天才小说家两个极端。

6 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。

7 spoke   

n.（车轮的）辐条；轮辐；破坏某人的计划；阻挠某人的行动 v.讲，谈（speak的过去式）；说；演说；从某种观点来说

参考例句：

• They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
• The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。